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Croydon 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Notification Register.

Table: Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31st December, 1947:—

Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31st December, 1947:—

PULMONARY.NON-PULMONARY.Total Cases.
Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
81765414711211132341705

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CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1947, 197 of the new patients examined at the Clinic
were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease on
the first examination:—
T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent) 85 or 43.1%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 17 or 8.6%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum
positive) 75 or 38.2%
T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum
positive) 20 or 10.1%
197 100.0%
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
There were 34 cases examined at the Clinic and found to
have Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis in the following forms:—
Bones and Joints 16
Abdominal 3
Other Organs 14
Peripheral Glands 1
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